Press Room >> 2009 Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BARBASH ANNOUNCES A SERIES OF SMALL BUSINESS SEMINARS In addition to the Resource Training seminars, there will be a fee-based series focusing on entrepreneurship training. This Entrepreneurship Training will provide information on topics such as 21st century leadership, human capital, and building strategic alliances. Entrepreneurship Training seminars will be held at the Small Business Administration Training Center, located at 401 North Front Street, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio or online via a ReadyTalk Webinar. The fee for each Entrepreneurship Training seminar is $19.95. Interested business owners can learn more about the seminar series or may register by contacting the Columbus Small Business Administration office at (614) 469-6860 or by visiting development.ohio.gov/Entrepreneurship. Additional co-sponsors of the 2009 Small Business Development Series Seminars include SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," National City Bank (now a part of PNC), National CEO Leadership Institute, and Tiny Communications, LLC. Small Business Development Series Entrepreneurship Training Seminars (Seminars held at the Columbus SBA Training Center) The Entrepreneurship and Small Business Division provides innovative programs and services to Ohio entrepreneurs and small business owners through effective communication, collaboration, creativity, and technology support to encourage sustainable growth. Working with our partners across business, state and local governments, academia, and the non-profit sector, the Ohio Department of Development works to attract, create, grow, and retain businesses through competitive incentives and targeted investments. Engaged every day in marketing, innovating, investing, and collaborating, the Ohio Department of Development works at the speed of business to accelerate and support the teamwork that is absolutely necessary for success by providing financial, informational, and technical assistance to those making an investment in Ohio’s future. # # # Media contacts: Eileen Turner at (614) 728-6674
March 13, 2009
FOR MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Department of Development Interim Director Mark Barbash today announced a series of small business seminars for minority business owners. The initiative, sponsored by the Department’s Small Business Development Centers, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Urban Leagues of Columbus and Dayton, is a broad effort to strengthen and expand business ownership among minorities. The seminars will be offered from March through November.
“Small businesses have to continually adapt to an increasingly challenging and competitive global economy," said Barbash. "The Small Business Development Series will help small and minority-owned businesses to access resources that can help them grow and enhance their entrepreneurial skills."
The Small Business Development Series on Resource Training was developed specifically to address the needs of minority business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Representatives from Small Business Development Centers, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Urban League will give in-depth overviews of small business programs and services available to assist minority entrepreneurs and business owners. The seminars will provide information on establishing a business, operating a business, loan programs, free counseling, and training.
All Resource Training seminars will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Columbus Urban League, located at 788 Mount Vernon Avenue, or at the Dayton Urban League, located at 907 West 5th Street. The Resource Training seminars are free of charge, but registration is required.
Ohio's Small Business Development Centers provide consulting and training assistance to small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity, and improved management. The Centers are supported through a partnership among the Ohio Department of Development, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and several chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, and economic development agencies.
Editors Note: A schedule of series seminars follow:
Small Business Development Series Resource Training Seminars
Dayton Urban League - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Dayton Urban League – Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Dayton Urban League - Tuesday, May 18, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, May 19, 2009
Dayton Urban League - Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Dayton Urban League - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dayton Urban League - Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dayton Urban League – Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Columbus Urban League –Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Dayton Urban League – Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Dayton Urban League – Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Columbus Urban League – Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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